Just south of downtown Miami lies The Kampong, a tropical paradise founded by one of America's most prolific inventors, now ...

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Academy researchers identified 72 species new to science in 2025, including the newly recognized Galápagos lava heron, a shy deep-sea fish, and a rare sunflower relative found in a U.S. national park.

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Whenever an animal species drops into the single digits, every risk to them matters. While not necessarily a common ...